On the PBS show "Nova" tonight...

These are good points.. But I think also, Progress can come from
necessity as well.. We can look back to the 70s and the "Oil Crisis"
(here in the states)bringing about the Alaskan Pipeline (Which many
thought was impossible to build and maintain).. Or the 30s with the
"Depression" and the huge political changes that brought about a boom
in civil construction projects and industrial growth around the world..

I think that people need to realize the need is "NOW".. We face an
"Energy Crisis" on a larger scale than ever before.. And if anyone
thinks that the U.S. is the only one thinking about the security of
their energy resources, they must be crazy.. China and India alone
will have energy needs soon, far exceeding anything known before..
Probably exceeding the whole rest of the world combined.. We're going
to need so much energy over the next 25 to 30 years, we better do
something or we'll all be fighting over the last few drops of oil..

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